Unirule Saloon for Young Scholars(VII) Held in Beijing
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Unirule Saloon for Young Scholars was proud to present Professor WANG Ning, Senior Research at Ronald Coase Institute and Editor-in-Chief of Man and Economy.
This session was held on the evening of October 27th at 1898 Café in Beijing. Professor WANG Ning spoke on “Chinese Traditions and the Future of Chinese Market Economy”. He briefly went through the evolution of economics and thought it could be divided into two stages, the constructive economics and the evolutionary economics. He pointed out that Chinese traditions were hard to define, the history was something real. People acquired traditions and experience from history yet history was never linear, therefore, everybody created history to their will. Professor WANG Ning also suggested that there was misunderstanding in the traditions of Chinese culture, especially with the understanding of the feudal system. China has achieved economic miracle in regard with GDP growth, but the future of China depends on the how Chinese people manage and make use of the past and the historic experience.
Mr. ZHANG Lin, project researcher of Unirule, pointed out that Professor WANG Ning’s understanding of the Chinese tradition was based on the recognition of the difference between Chinese culture and other cultures. However, the economic growth of modern China has changed and rebuilt the Chinese tradition. Therefore, the future of Chinese market economy would rely on the combination and stimulation of both the tradition and the economic growth.
There were more than sixty participants in the audience, among which were twenty foreign students. The audience showed great interest in Professor WANG Ning’s speech and stayed to discuss with him after the saloon.
“Unirule Saloon for Young Scholars from the East and the West” is an open and free platform for academic discussion; it encompasses a wide range of social, economic, political and cultural topics; held once a month, the working language of the saloon is English. We believe that discussion will bring about the light of thoughts, and we hope in free discussion, young scholars from both China and the west will harvest inspiration, thoughts, and wisdom. We look forward to having young scholars from home and abroad join us. Please check our website for the upcoming events.
